Here’s how it works: Someone contacts you asking for a donation to their charity. It sounds like a group you’ve heard of, it seems real, and you want to help. How can you tell what charity is legitimate and what’s a scam? Scammers want your money quickly. Charity scammers often pressure you to donate right […]
Amy Ensor, teacher at West Side Elementary, is the latest Northeast Community Credit Union Helping Teachers Teach grant winner. Ensor applied for the grant to provide book bins in her classroom library for her Accelerated Reading program. In Accelerated Reader, students have individual book levels to read at and complete quizzes. “With the book bins, […]
Susan Dugger, teacher at Wandell Early Learning Center, is the latest Northeast Community Credit Union Helping Teachers Teach grant winner. Dugger applied for the grant to purchase a new rug for her pre-K classroom. The new rug will replace an older, well-used rug in the class. “The rug is used very often throughout the school […]
Medicare information sessions will be provided as a public service for those who have questions regarding Medicare open enrollment which lasts October 15 – December 7 this year. Representatives from United Healthcare and Humana will be on site at the main office at various times to speak with those interested – it’s best to call […]
Northeast Community Credit Union is proud to sponsor the Creative Souls series – a series of 8 monthly meetups featuring at least one area artist. The next Creative Souls event will be held on October 10 at 6:30 p.m. at Building 520 in downtown Elizabethton. On Nov. 14, Dr. Roya Farzanah of East Tennessee State […]
Northeast Community Credit Union is helping to support students as they prepare for a new school year by sponsoring both of Carter County’s backpack programs. NCCU donated $1,000 to both of Carter County’s Back to School Bashes. The Back to School Bashes gives away thousands of backpacks filled with school supplies to students in the […]
Brittany Boone, English teacher and drama/theater sponsor for Cloudland High School, is the latest Northeast Community Credit Union Helping Teachers Teach grant winner. Boone applied for the Helping Teachers Teach to help purchase costumes, backdrops, and microphones for an upcoming school production of Alice in Wonderland. “Drama is such a wonderful experience for students,” Boone […]
Northeast Community Credit Union was voted BEST Credit Union in the Johnson City Press Carter County Readers’ Choice. NCCU was also named BEST mortgage lender, financial and investment firm, and notary. Thank YOU for your vote and support for your hometown credit union.
Jennifer Banks, social studies teacher for Elizabethton High School, is the latest Northeast Community Credit Union Helping Teachers Teach grant winner. Banks applied for the Helping Teachers Teach to help purchase a year-long subscription to BreakOut Edu, high-quality digital escape rooms aligned with history and social studies topics. The program includes hands-on materials and […]